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New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2009-2011 School of Arts and Sciences Academic Policies and Procedures Poor Academic Performance Specific Options for Continuation of Study following Academic Dismissal  

Specific Options for Continuation of Study following Academic Dismissal


Students dismissed from the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) are not considered for immediate readmission, although they may enroll in Summer Session or Winter Session. Students must meet all conditions stipulated by the Committee on Scholastic Standing and explained in the letter of dismissal. Students must be able to demonstrate readiness for successful academic work, the ability to raise their cumulative grade-point average to graduation level, and a realistic plan for completing degree requirements.

Students may be readmitted on probation and are expected to earn a 2.0 in their returning semester by exercising one of the following options:

Appeal

Students dismissed from the School of Arts and Sciences by the Committee on Scholastic Standing may appeal, in writing, within 10 days of the date of the letter of dismissal. Grounds for appeal include technical error or extenuating circumstances (e.g., severe medical problems or family crisis). Students are allowed to present information to the committee only in writing. The letter of appeal must be written by the student, must state the reasons for the appeal, and should be accompanied by appropriate documentation. The decision of the committee is final. Students are notified in writing within one week of the committee's decision.

Grace Period Remediation

A first or second dismissal may be reversed if a student  raises his or her cumulative GPA to the specific standard required by completing coursework during the Rutgers Summer Session.

Students who are able to sufficiently raise their cumulative average will be taken off of the dismissal list but may be placed on warning or probation as determined by the spring semester GPA.

In some cases, when the cumulative average is such that the grace period is not sufficient to raise the GPA to the required standard, it may be more beneficial to waive the grace period in favor of Summer Session Probationary Readmisson (see below) .


Summer Session Probationary Readmission

Students dismissed for a first time who are unable to raise their cumulative GPA during the grace period OR by choice waived the grace period in favor of readmission, may accept their dismissal and earn readmission by the following: Students must complete 6 credits (two courses) of coursework for which they have not yet earned during the Rutgers Summer Session, and obtain a Summer Session GPA of 2.75 or higher by the end of the third summer semester. Courses taken during the grace period may count toward readmission. If, however, students choose to enroll in more than 6 credits of summer coursework, the full average for ALL summer coursework must be at least 2.75 to gain probationary readmission.

Students who are successfully able to earn probationary readmission will be placed on academic probation with mandatory conditions and restrictions for the following semester of enrollment and a notation of academic dismissal will remain in the student's record.

Only students dismissed for a first time may utilize this option for continued study.
 
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